Method and system for multimedia summary generation

Abstract

A method for multimedia summary generation, adapted to a multimedia system, the method comprising: capturing a multimedia information from a multimedia source, the multimedia information comprise at least video clips or pictures; processing the multimedia information according to a pre-defined conditions to generate a multimedia summary candidate; generating a multimedia summary list, by checking a system threshold, if the system threshold is null, then output multimedia summary candidate and join the multimedia summary candidate to multimedia summary list; if the system threshold is not null, check the multimedia summary candidate according to the system threshold, if meet the system threshold, then output multimedia summary candidate and join to the multimedia summary candidate to multimedia summary list; if not meet the system threshold, then ignore the multimedia summary candidate; and generating a multimedia summary, by combining the multimedia summary candidate in the multimedia summary candidate list.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for multimedia summary generation adapted to a multimedia system, wherein the method comprises following steps:
 capturing a multimedia information from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia information comprises at least a video clip or a picture; 
 processing the video clip or the picture of the multimedia information according to a predetermined condition to generate a multimedia summary candidate, wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least a system setting value, an overlapping time, a maximum video clip length, a minimum video clip length, a people capturing ratio or a combination thereof, for determining a start point and an end point of the video clip, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises screening video clips and pictures similar to the video clip and the picture from the multimedia information by using a clustering algorithm to form a multimedia summary candidate group; 
 generating a multimedia summary list by checking whether a threshold is predetermined; 
 outputting the multimedia summary candidate to join the multimedia summary list when no threshold is predetermined, 
 checking whether the multimedia summary candidate meets the predetermined threshold when the threshold is predetermined; 
 joining the multimedia summary candidate to the multimedia summary list when the multimedia summary candidate meets the predetermined threshold; 
 ignoring the multimedia summary candidate when the multimedia summary candidate does not meet the predetermined threshold; 
 combining the multimedia summary candidate in the multimedia summary candidate list to generate a multimedia summary; and 
 sending message of the video clips and pictures similar to the video clip and the picture from the multimedia information to generate an Internet spread website via the Internet after forming the multimedia summary candidate group, 
 wherein the predetermined threshold is realizable at least by a number of users selecting the multimedia summary candidate, a ratio of the number of users selecting the multimedia summary candidate or a combination thereof. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia summary candidate is realized by the processed video clip and the processed picture. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the capturing multimedia information further comprises capturing correspondence information between the video clip and the picture, and the correspondence information comprises at least a channel name, a program name, a capturing time, an actor's name, a title of a specific event or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the correspondence information is realized by a user-input content or a relevant content captured from the Internet. 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising a multimedia information arrangement step, the multimedia information arrangement step comprising:
 searching a relevant multimedia source from the multimedia information; 
 establishing a linking relationship between the multimedia information and the searched relevant multimedia source; and 
 playing the multimedia information. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the linking relationship comprises at least a correspondence relationship between the multimedia information and the multimedia source, an Internet access address of the multimedia information, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the multimedia information arrangement step further comprises receiving at least a mark, a comment, a keyword or a combination thereof from a user end. 
     
     
       8. A system for multimedia summary generation, wherein the system comprises:
 a processor containing a plurality of modules, including: 
 a transmitter/receiver module for transmitting/receiving data; 
 a multimedia source capturing module for capturing multimedia information from the multimedia source, wherein the multimedia information comprises at least a video clip or a picture; 
 a multimedia source processing module coupled to the multimedia source capturing module for receiving the multimedia information captured by the multimedia source capturing module and for processing the video clip and the picture of the multimedia information according to a predetermined condition to generate a multimedia summary candidate, wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least a system setting value, an overlapping time, a maximum video clip length, a minimum video clip length, a people capturing ratio or a combination thereof, for determining a start point and an end point of the video clip, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises screening video clips and pictures similar to the video clip and the picture from the multimedia information by using a clustering algorithm to form a multimedia summary candidate group; 
 a multimedia source summary generation module coupled to the multimedia source processing module for receiving the multimedia summary candidate to generate a multimedia summary list, wherein
 the multimedia source summary generation module checks whether the multimedia summary list contains a predetermined threshold, 
 the multimedia source summary generation module outputs the multimedia summary candidate to join the multimedia summary list when no threshold is predetermined, 
 the multimedia source summary generation module checks whether the multimedia summary candidate meets the predetermined threshold when the threshold is predetermined,
 the multimedia source summary generation module joins the multimedia summary candidate to the multimedia summary list when the multimedia summary candidate meets the predetermined threshold, 
 the multimedia source summary generation module ignores the multimedia summary candidate when the multimedia summary candidate does not meet the predetermined threshold, and 
 the multimedia source summary generation module combines the multimedia summary candidate in the multimedia summary candidate list to generate a multimedia summary; 
 
 the multimedia source summary generation module sends message of the video clips and pictures similar to the video clip and the picture from the multimedia information to generate an Internet spread website via the Internet after forming the multimedia summary candidate group;
 wherein the modules are operated under the control of the processor; 
 wherein the predetermined threshold of the multimedia source summary generation module comprises at least a number of users selecting the multimedia summary candidate, a ratio of the number of users selecting the multimedia summary candidate, or a combination therefore. 
 
 
 
     
     
       9. The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the multimedia summary candidate generated by the multimedia source processing module is the video clip and the picture processed according to the predetermined condition. 
     
     
       10. The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the multimedia information captured by the multimedia source capturing module further comprises a correspondence information between the video clip and the picture, and the correspondence information comprises at least a channel name, a program name, a capturing time, an actor's name, a title of a specific event or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       11. The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the multimedia information captured by the multimedia source capturing module further comprises a user-input information or a relevant content captured from the Internet. 
     
     
       12. The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the multimedia source processing module further comprises executing a step of multimedia information arrangement, the executing a step of multimedia information arrangement comprising:
 searching a relevant multimedia source from the multimedia information; 
 establishing a linking relationship between the multimedia information and the searched relevant multimedia source; and 
 playing the multimedia information. 
 
     
     
       13. The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the linking relationship comprises at least a correspondence relationship between the multimedia information and the multimedia source, an Internet access address of the multimedia information or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       14. The system according to  claim 8 , further comprising a user end device for transmitting the multimedia information to the transmitter/receiver device, wherein, the multimedia information comprises at least a mark, a comment, a keyword or a combination thereof, transmitted from the user end.